Battery system including two or more unit cells electrically connected in series
US8222864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery system capable of inhibiting a reverse voltage applied to a unit cell that has lost the electromotive force without active control is provided. The battery system include two or more unit cells electrically connected in series, and a rectification section that is composed of at least one of an electronic device having a rectification function and an interface having a rectification action, and is electrically connected to the respective two or more unit cells in parallel.
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